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Akufo-Addo justifies military presence along country’s borders
Jun 29, 2020
President Akufo-Addo has justified military deployments along the country’s borders ahead of the new voters’ register compilation.
According to the president, the move is in the interest of the country.
He said the deployment is to save the country against the intrusion of foreign nationals who have the potential of jeopardizing Ghana’s democracy and health efforts at a time covid-19 is on the rise in Ghana.
“The longstanding deployment of security personnel, especially the military, along our borders is another dimension of this process of guaranteeing the peace of the nation.
“To shore up our borders against such attacks, and to defend our nation’s territorial integrity, the Armed Forces, at least since I came into office, have been very proactive in engaging in operations to secure our borders and foil any potential terror attacks on our soil.
“Deployments of soldiers in areas along our borders have been regular, and residents living in border towns will bear testimony to this”, he said in an address Monday evening.
His reassurance comes barely 24 hours after some military personnel were sighted along the country’s borders.
The soldiers have been strategically positioned along borders in the Volta Region, Oti Region, Northern Region, Upper East Region and Upper West Region.
This development, however, did not sit well with the biggest opposition party, National Democratic Congress.
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